Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-12-08
COLD WATER COHORTS.
Prof Dickey the Successor of John
8. Finch.
The National Central Committee Plan
Work for the Com Campaign.

The National Central Committee Plan
Work for the Com Campaign.
The national central committee of the
prohibition party met in Chicago Nov.
10th. There were probably 500 present
during the day. he principal objects of
The meeting were to select a successor to
the late John b. Finch, chairman of the
committee; to select time and place for
The holding of the national convention,
and to discuss ways and means for carry
ing on the campaign. Among prominent
prohibi ion.sts present were Gen. Clinton
Il. Fisk of New Jersey, ex-G ov. John T..
st. John of Kansa, Mother stewart OF
Ohio, j. Is. Hobbs and the Rev. A. j. Jut-
kins of Chicago, ID. T. Sagendorph OF
Michigan.
Vice-chairman of the committee pre-
sided. The treasurer report showed that
$1,000 had been paid out Tor Gov st.
Johns campaign expenses. A committee
OF seven was appointed TO attend to inn
mediate political organization and work.
his committee consisted of John Lloyd
Thomas OF Maryland John T. st. Ohm of
Kansas and j. Vaniieet of Illinois, James
Black of Pennsylvania, Judge r. &. Pitt
man OF Massachusetts, A II. Hopkins of
New y ork and Mrs. Brown of OHIO
The national committee as arrange ed is
as follows: Alabama, l.. g. Calison; olo-
RADIO, ii. &. Dillon; Connecticut, George
L. rogers; Dakota, ID. X. Groves: District
or Columbia, A. A. Wheelock; Illinois, A.
j. Jutkins; j. A. Vanheet; Indiana, John
Ratif, j. >. Hughes; Iowa, u. w. Brady,
'. u. Farnam; Kansas, A. NJ Richardson,
John +. st. John; Maryland, John Lloyd
Thomas, VIM. Sherwood; Massachusetts,
Il. Z. Pittman, Z. b.. Knight, Michigan,
sofa, ". W. Satterlee, James Princham;
missouri, James ID. Baker, +. M. Bemis:
Nebraska, A. u. Wolfenbarger, Il. A. Haw-
ley; New Jersey, John h. Anderson, A.
ley Jones, North OArolina, the Rev Mr..
Watkins, Moses Hammond; Ohio, NJ.
Mcclellan Brown, j. .Odell; Oregon, j. III.
Armas, j. w. Webb; Pennsylvania,
James Black, w. f. Dunn Rhode Island.
Thomas II. Peabody, II: Fl. Richardson;
Tennessee, j. w. smith; Texas, j. b.
Cranfill; Vermont, c. w. Wyman, Clinton
j. smith; West Virginia, Frank Burt, j.
ID. Carscaden: embers at large Frances
+. Willard. Mother Stewart, A. A. Hop
kins.
At the afternoon session Prof. Samuel
Dickie of Albion, Mich, was elected chair
man to succeed Mr. Finch. 1T was decided
to hold the national convention during
the first week IN June ISIS.
There was considerable rivalry mani.
tested for securing the convention. st.
Louis, represented by William T.. Wilson,
made a five-minutes' bid, stating that his
Guy was UHe center Oh the TallTOaO WOriu
and had a hall capable of seating $500
people. Hosea b. Mutton, young at
torney OF Washington, ID. c., spoke of his
beautiful city, of its being the political
center from which radiated the light so
necessary TO all political parties. The
hotel and railroad accommodations were
unsurpassed. w. w. Batterlee wanted
the convention at Minneapolis because
as both republican and democratic con-
ventions would be held there it might be
Just as well to have the prohibitions
there too. The other parties will need an
antidote, and L think we can give it to
Them" Fl. .. Dillon glowingly depicted
the Rocky Mountain region and wanted
Denver selected, while William Make
spoke enthusiastically for indianapolis.
A resolution adopted by the national
w. &. 4. u. was presented protesting
against personalities in politics, and urg
ing all political parties and partisan
papers to abstain from so doing
The newly elected chairman, Mr.. Dickie,
announced that he would resign his pro-
fessorship in Albion college and devote
his entire time TO politics. The commit
tee guaranteed him salary of SO, COO per
annum.
He ackno wledged his acceptance of the
craftsmanship, first calling for and receiv-
ing a pledge from each of the members
that they would work in the coming cam
paign as they had never worked before,
ana above all t. see that there should be
no move by the prohlbitionists looking to
fusion with any other political party
whatever.
The proceedings behind closed doors oc-
cupied three hours. Indianapolis was
formally decided upon as the place for the
next national convention, and the first
Wednesday in June, 1883, was named as
the day.